Originally Posted by
yeahgr8 
This is interesting because I have only met people before where the term HFA kept them out if the door as them, their family, their friends etc would enable them to continue drinking as in that old myth iof how all alcoholics live on the street and drink out of brown paper bags.
Glad the tern got you in:-)
Me, too!
I remember reading this book and having a lot of "a-ha" (and "oh no" moments):
Amazon.com: Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal Insights (The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living) eBook: Sarah Allen Benton: Kindle Store
I'm still surrounded by people who believe that their excessive drinking is normal because they haven't (yet) experienced any pronounced consequences related to it. I like this book because I felt it debunks/expands the traditional concept of an alcoholic. I get that it can work in the opposite way by helping an individual justify their drinking.
Interesting thread.